New European soccer clubs’ group gives voice to less wealthy
2 years, 5 months ago

New European soccer clubs’ group gives voice to less wealthy

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A new group for European clubs feeling isolated in soccer politics dominated by wealthy rivals was announced Wednesday. The Union of European Clubs is being created after an intense 18 months of debate and decisions on reforming UEFA competitions like the Champions League plus the failed Super League project that rocked the industry. Though the breakaway collapsed within days — amid a fierce backlash from fans, governments and soccer pundits — the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has a July 11-12 hearing that will challenge UEFA’s authority. Officials involved in the new union have spoken to about 100 potential member clubs in all levels of European soccer leagues, said Pijetlovic, a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University in England.

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European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League
4 days, 8 hours ago

European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League

The Hindu  

The European Leagues said on Thursday they were not consulted by the promoters of the proposed European Super League regarding the relaunch of the breakaway concept as the Unify League. Unlike the original plans which guaranteed the 12 clubs a place in the ESL, Sports development company A22 said the new 96-club format across four leagues would be merit-based and …

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021

Daily Mail  

European football risks another identity crisis with roughly 60 clubs reportedly willing to take part in a renewed push to establish a Super League. Roughly 60 clubs are ready to sign up to a renewed European Super League plan, a report claims Several top Premier League sides are said to be keen, though it is not revealed who Fans reacted …

The new Champions League sets up a high-stakes game in football’s ‘turning point’
3 months ago

The new Champions League sets up a high-stakes game in football’s ‘turning point’

The Independent  

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New Champions League format promises more of almost everything storied clubs wanted from UEFA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Champions League format promises more of almost everything storied clubs wanted from UEFA

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: The new Champions League format this season will see more teams playing more games for more prize money. The first new Champions League format since 2003 promises more of almost everything that Europe’s wealthiest and most influential clubs wanted from UEFA. The new league phase in European club football’s marquee event will have 144 total games compared to 96 …

When you want more money, you have to play more games: Luis Figo
9 months, 1 week ago

When you want more money, you have to play more games: Luis Figo

Hindustan Times  

Of the second group of galacticos at Real Madrid, Luis Figo was the first. “But, anyway, I think pressure makes me awake and in the first year we won the league.” Success in the Champions League, for which Sony Pictures Network has extended its exclusive broadcast and digital rights in India till 2026-27, came in 2001-02 and there was another …

UEFA details trend and risks of teams in multi-club owner groups in $28BN European soccer industry
10 months, 1 week ago

UEFA details trend and risks of teams in multi-club owner groups in $28BN European soccer industry

Associated Press  

GENEVA — More than 300 soccer clubs were in ownership groups involving multiple teams in a trend driven by American investors that could threaten the integrity of European games, UEFA said on Thursday. Multi-club groups led to an “increased risk of seeing two clubs with the same owner or investor facing each other in the same competition, creating potential integrity …

How private equity is changing the global soccer landscape with big investments in clubs and leagues
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How private equity is changing the global soccer landscape with big investments in clubs and leagues

Associated Press  

MADRID — Atletico Madrid is revamping its training facilities. Spanish clubs this week are meeting to showcase and discuss projects funded by their shares of the $2.1 billion that private equity group CVC Capital Partners is investing in the Spanish league. The 2021 deal was the first of its kind in Europe’s top soccer leagues, but CVC has since made …

Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?
1 year ago

Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?

The Independent  

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European Super League launches radical new plan for football
1 year ago

European Super League launches radical new plan for football

The Independent  

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European Super League: Free viewing for fans, says Sports development company A22
1 year ago

European Super League: Free viewing for fans, says Sports development company A22

The Hindu  

Sports development company A22, which was formed to assist with creating football’s European Super League, proposed a new competition on Thursday with 64 men’s and 32 women’s teams playing midweek matches in a league system across Europe. During a presentation aired on YouTube, A22 CEO Bernd Reichart declined to name any clubs that could become part of the new league …

Manchester United lead clubs’ rejection of European Super League
1 year ago

Manchester United lead clubs’ rejection of European Super League

The Independent  

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Ask Miguel Delaney anything as European Super League launches radical new plan for football
1 year ago

Ask Miguel Delaney anything as European Super League launches radical new plan for football

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The controversial European Super League has announced it …

Soccer’s Super League revived by court ruling against FIFA and UEFA. Many top clubs still against it
1 year ago

Soccer’s Super League revived by court ruling against FIFA and UEFA. Many top clubs still against it

Associated Press  

European soccer was rocked by a court ruling that revived the rebel Super League on Thursday, though it wasn’t clear whether any clubs were joining Real Madrid and Barcelona in the breakaway project. “The world of football moved on from the Super League years ago and progressive reforms will continue,” said the European Club Association which represents Europe’s top football …

If the future of college football looks like European soccer, what can we expect?
1 year, 6 months ago

If the future of college football looks like European soccer, what can we expect?

New York Times  

The sport that most closely resembles college football is not the NFL. has been outbid for a player by the 17th best team in England — you will hear that the financial might of the English Premier League is killing European football and something must be done before the European club competitions become all-English affairs every season. Adam Crafton : …

New European football body launched to give voice to smaller clubs
1 year, 7 months ago

New European football body launched to give voice to smaller clubs

The Hindu  

A new group aiming to represent the interests of European football clubs outside the global elite launched in Brussels on Monday, seeking greater distribution of funds to smaller clubs and open and more balanced European competition. The Union of European Clubs said some 1,400 professional clubs were not taking part in European competitions and had no voice in decisions taken …

Lobby group launched for lower-ranked European soccer clubs
1 year, 7 months ago

Lobby group launched for lower-ranked European soccer clubs

Associated Press  

European clubs feeling left out of soccer’s politics and marginalized by wealthy Champions League teams launched a new lobby group on Monday. The new group has targeted getting seats on UEFA decision-making bodies, Pijetlovic said, though a clear barrier is a document binding the European soccer authority to the ECA. The ECA’s working agreement with UEFA recognizes it as the …

European clubs seal FIFA deal to increase World Cup revenue
1 year, 8 months ago

European clubs seal FIFA deal to increase World Cup revenue

Associated Press  

GENEVA — European soccer clubs sealed a new working agreement with FIFA on Monday after securing a 70% increase in their share of World Cup revenues for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments. The European Club Association said it renewed its working accord with FIFA through 2030, which also could lead to clubs having a say in managing commercial deals for …

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams
1 year, 10 months ago

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams

News 18  

The initial plans of holding a breakaway European Super League had to be dumped after the organisers faced severe backlash from the fans of the involved football teams. Bernd Reichart, chief executive of A22 Sports, a company designed to sponsor and formulate plans for the new league, recently underlined the significance to have a separate European football competition. The football …

European Super League Q&A: What are the plans? What happens next? What about Champions League?
1 year, 10 months ago

European Super League Q&A: What are the plans? What happens next? What about Champions League?

Daily Mail  

Following the disastrous launch of the Super League project in April 2021, a revised proposal which could reshape the future of European football was revealed on Thursday morning. The 10 principles for a European Super League An open competition with several leagues based on sporting merit Clubs involved remain committed to national competitions Greater distribution of financial resources to improve …

Super League organizers set out 80-team competition idea
1 year, 10 months ago

Super League organizers set out 80-team competition idea

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Organizers of the Super League project presented a long-promised new proposal Thursday for a multi-division competition involving up to 80 European soccer teams and operating outside of UEFA’s authority. Setting out 10 principles for the project, Spain-based A22 Sports Management said it had talked to “nearly 50 European clubs” about the revived proposal two years after the original …

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm
1 year, 10 months ago

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm

The Hindu  

A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway football league, said on Thursday. “Feedback suggests a European football league that is open, based solely on sporting merit, multidivisional with 60 to 80 clubs and …

Super League to be killed off as European judges are told to favour Uefa
2 years ago

Super League to be killed off as European judges are told to favour Uefa

The Telegraph  

The European Super League rebel three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have been dealt a huge blow in their legal case against Uefa’s monopoly when the expert advice to judges was that the governing body has legitimate power over club competitions. The ESL rebel three had sought to overturn Uefa’s historic right to organise club competitions, such as the …

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League at meeting
2 years, 1 month ago

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League at meeting

Firstpost  

Organisers of the Super League had a meeting with UEFA amid secrecy at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Super League promoter A22 Sports Management wanted a first formal meeting with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin after last month appointing its own chief executive. On Tuesday, instead of facing just Ceferin, the three-man A22 delegation led by CEO Bernd Reichart was met …

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match
2 years, 5 months ago

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A group of top soccer clubs face Champions League organizer UEFA in court on Monday for a legal match that risks the biggest upheaval in European soccer for more than 25 years. The Super League project failed at launch 15 months ago but the company formed by the 12 rebel clubs — now led by Real Madrid, Barcelona …

Fan group pressures UEFA ahead of Champions League talks
2 years, 7 months ago

Fan group pressures UEFA ahead of Champions League talks

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A European soccer fan group urged UEFA and club leaders on Monday to overturn some of the changes to the Champions League due in 2024, and described other ideas as ”juvenile daydreams.” The UEFA-recognized Football Supporters Europe group stepped up its opposition ahead of upcoming meetings involving the European Club Association and UEFA. The FSE fan group now …

Middle-class clubs try to prevent Champions League ‘monster’
2 years, 7 months ago

Middle-class clubs try to prevent Champions League ‘monster’

Associated Press  

The fear is UEFA is creating a “monster” with changes to the Champions League that will make the elite even richer. “If you’re participating in the Champions League, your coefficient gets higher and higher and the shop is more closed,” Hellman said in a video call on Monday. I would be more open to other leagues and other clubs, and …

Premier League fans’ group criticises Uefa over Champions League reform proposals
2 years, 8 months ago

Premier League fans’ group criticises Uefa over Champions League reform proposals

The Independent  

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UEFA approves new rules to scrutinize soccer club finances
2 years, 8 months ago

UEFA approves new rules to scrutinize soccer club finances

Associated Press  

NYON, Switzerland — UEFA approved new financial monitoring rules for European soccer clubs on Thursday, giving up on “fair play” and lowering expectations it can solve the competitive imbalance in the Champions League. “Competitiveness cannot be addressed simply by financial regulations,” UEFA project leader Andrea Traverso said at a briefing, adding the words “fair play” had been misinterpreted to mean …

ECA, UEFA Joint Venture Better for European Clubs Than Super League, Says Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2 years, 8 months ago

ECA, UEFA Joint Venture Better for European Clubs Than Super League, Says Nasser Al-Khelaifi

News 18  

European clubs have heightened influence and affluence thanks to the joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association, ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said in an address to its General Assembly in Vienna on Monday. ”For the first time ever, UEFA and ECA have worked jointly to conduct an open and competitive tender to manage the sales process for men’s …

European Super League-type breakaway competitions opposed by EU lawmakers
3 years, 1 month ago

European Super League-type breakaway competitions opposed by EU lawmakers

The Hindu  

European lawmakers voted their opposition to breakaway competitions on Tuesday following the aborted Super League project. Some of Europe’s biggest football clubs wanted to break away from the Champions League and run their own competition called the European Super League, but it quickly collapsed upon launch in April following protests by fans and governments. EU lawmakers opposed breakaway competitions “that …

Juve's Agnelli takes aim at Champions League in another call for change
3 years, 1 month ago

Juve's Agnelli takes aim at Champions League in another call for change

The Hindu  

Juventus chairman and founder of the proposed European Super League Andrea Agnelli said on Friday that he "challenges anyone" to say that current system of professional football is satisfactory, as he again called for reform. Nine rebel clubs who had quickly pulled out of the breakaway, including Manchester United and Liverpool, agreed to pay a combined 22 million pounds to …

European football clubs set to lose $10.6 billion as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, claims UEFA report
3 years, 7 months ago

European football clubs set to lose $10.6 billion as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, claims UEFA report

Firstpost  

As a result of slashed budgets, transfer spending by European clubs in last year’s summer window plummeted by 39 percent. London: European football clubs are forecast to miss out on 8.7 billion euros in revenue as they struggle to cope with the devastating financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a UEFA report said Thursday. In the foreword, UEFA president Aleksander …

UEFA keen to engage fans as direct stakeholders after Super League collapse
3 years, 7 months ago

UEFA keen to engage fans as direct stakeholders after Super League collapse

The Hindu  

UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has met with Football Supporters Europe and fan bodies from England and Spain over plans to build a direct stakeholder relationship with them, European football's governing body said on Thursday. The meeting is part of UEFA's drive to engage more formally with fan organisations -- many of whom fiercely opposed the ill-fated European Super League plans …

The dirty dozen: How the European Super League lost steam
3 years, 7 months ago

The dirty dozen: How the European Super League lost steam

The Hindu  

In an already tumultuous world, the announcement of 12 top European clubs to cut their umbilical link to the game and their fans to open an invitation-only, exclusive rich-boys club — the European Super League — on April 18 sent the football world in even more despair. TIMELINE - A dramatic rise and swift fall of the European Super League …

European Super League: All 12 Clubs bound by contract; project will happen in 'near future', says Real Madrid president
3 years, 7 months ago

European Super League: All 12 Clubs bound by contract; project will happen in 'near future', says Real Madrid president

Firstpost  

Real Madrid’s president insists all 12 clubs that signed up for the ill-fated Super League are still bound by contract to launching the controversial breakaway of Europe’s elite soccer teams. In an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Saturday, Madrid president Florentino Pérez said the clubs can’t back out like some have announced. “If something needs to be changed, …

European Super League: Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan join Premier League clubs in withdrawing from controversy-laden proposed competition
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan join Premier League clubs in withdrawing from controversy-laden proposed competition

Firstpost  

The moves came a day after the six Premier League clubs gave up on the controversial breakaway competition, leaving only four other clubs possibly still involved. Madrid: Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan followed all six English Premier League clubs in pulling out of the European Super League on Wednesday, dealing a fatal blow to a project that prompted an incendiary …

Super League says looking to ‘reshape’ after English clubs quit
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League says looking to ‘reshape’ after English clubs quit

The Hindu  

The breakaway European Super League, rocked by the departure of its six English clubs on Tuesday, said it would now focus on efforts to “reshape the project.” “Despite the announced departure of the English clubs, forced to take such decisions due to the pressure on them, we are convinced our proposal is fully aligned with European law and regulations,” said …

European Super League: A case of greed, or brinkmanship?
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: A case of greed, or brinkmanship?

Live Mint  

On the night of 18 April, 12 of the wealthiest football clubs in the world, all from Europe, announced the formation of a new breakaway league with a statement. “Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its founding clubs,” it read. …

European Super League designed to “save football”, says Real Madrid’s chief Florentino Perez
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League designed to “save football”, says Real Madrid’s chief Florentino Perez

The Hindu  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

New league designed to save football, says Real president
3 years, 8 months ago

New league designed to save football, says Real president

The Hindu  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened

The Telegraph  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

FIFA’s Infantino: Super League clubs will ‘pay the consequences’
3 years, 8 months ago

FIFA’s Infantino: Super League clubs will ‘pay the consequences’

Al Jazeera  

A breakaway competition launched by 12 major European football clubs has sent shockwaves through the sport. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino slammed the proposed Super League and warned that the football clubs involved could face “consequences”. Think of it, this has to be absolutely, absolutely clear.” ‘Huge mistake’ UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said there was still time for clubs to pull …

European Super League: Players and fans condemn controversial competition
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Players and fans condemn controversial competition

CNN  

CNN — Players and fans of Liverpool and Leeds United took a stand against the European Super League, the controversial competition that is expected to change the face of football, during the sides’ Premier League game on Monday. On the pitch, Leeds players wore shirts with the words “Football is for the fans” and “Earn it” alongside a Champions League …

Analysis: The breakaway European Super League is all about big money
3 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: The breakaway European Super League is all about big money

CNN  

London CNN Business — A dozen of Europe’s top soccer clubs have agreed to form a breakaway league, producing howls of indignation from the sport’s governing bodies, the elected leaders of France and Britain, and legions of their own fans. Aleksander Čeferin, president of the Union of European Football Associations, told reporters on Monday that the breakaway clubs are “fueled …

What is the new Champions League format? Explaining the ‘Swiss model’
3 years, 8 months ago

What is the new Champions League format? Explaining the ‘Swiss model’

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uefa has confirmed plans to revamp the Champions …

European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday

Daily Mail  

Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. The Founding Clubs believe the solutions proposed following these talks do not solve fundamental issues, including the need to provide higher quality matches and additional financial resources for the overall football …

Bookmakers predict European Super League WON'T happen before 2023
3 years, 8 months ago

Bookmakers predict European Super League WON'T happen before 2023

Daily Mail  

Bookmakers are predicting the European Super League will not go ahead before 2023 but Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain will end up joining if it does take shape. Bookmakers do not believe the controversial European Super League will happen before 2023 The 'Big Six' English sides joined six others in forming a breakaway tournament on Sunday German sides Bayern and …

German clubs Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich reject proposals to join European Super League
3 years, 8 months ago

German clubs Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich reject proposals to join European Super League

Firstpost  

In a statement on Monday, Dortmund chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke said that the members of the European Club Association had met Sunday evening and expressed “a clear opinion to reject the foundation of a Super League”. Berlin: Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund said Monday that they and German rivals Bayern Munich both rejected proposals to form a European Super League. The announcement …

European Super League: What is it, who's joining; why is FIFA, UEFA against it
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: What is it, who's joining; why is FIFA, UEFA against it

The Hindu  

Twelve of Europe's top football clubs have announced the formation of a breakaway Super League. It is anticipated three more clubs will join the breakaway group as founding members of the new midweek tournament, which organisers said would begin "as soon as practicable". READ: The top three clubs from each group would progress for the quarter-finals, with the final two …

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